The Influence of Significant Weight Lost on the Quality of Voice

Kaplan Medical Center50 enrolled

Overview

The rate of obesity and bariatric surgery is rising steadily. Though Bariatric Surgery Influences on aspects such as endocrin analysis, finance, etc are well tested, quantitative and quality voice impacts have not been evaluated. The aim of the study is to recruit 50 patients who underwent bariatric surgery and compare voice quality in each of these patients before and after surgery.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Obesity, Morbid Voice Alteration

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Morbid obese * Candidates for bariatric Surgery Exclusion Criteria: * History of benign \\ malignant disease of the larynx. * History of head and neck tumors * History of radiation therapy of the neck * BMI under 30 pre-surgery

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Stroboscopic evaluation of the larynx

A visual examination of the larynx

Time frame: 2/16-2/20

Secondary Outcomes

Dysphagia handicap Index

Validitated questioners for dysphagia which result in a score

Time frame: 2/16-2/20

EAT 10

Validitated questioners for dysphagia which result in a score

Time frame: 2/16-2/20

Voice Handicap Index

Validitated questioners for dysphagia which result in a score

Time frame: 2/16-2/20

Average Fundamental frequency

part of voice assessment, in Hertz

Time frame: 2/16-2/20

Mean Fundamental frequency

part of voice assessment, in Hertz

Time frame: 2/16-2/20

Highest Fundamental frequency

part of voice assessment, in Hertz

Time frame: 2/16-2/20

Lowest Fundamental frequency

part of voice assessment, in Hertz

Time frame: 2/16-2/20

Standard deviation of Fundamental frequency

part of voice assessment, in numbers

Time frame: 2/16-2/20

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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